diff --git a/lib/linguist/languages.yml b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
index 32148b4b..6af524bc 100755
--- a/lib/linguist/languages.yml
+++ b/lib/linguist/languages.yml
@@ -3362,6 +3362,8 @@ Perl 6:
   - Rexfile
   interpreters:
   - perl6
+  aliases:
+  - perl6
   tm_scope: source.perl6fe
   ace_mode: perl
   codemirror_mode: perl